Applications will be accepted for Seasonal Material Handler (Laborer) positions beginning September 16th, 2024. To apply, email resume with full name and contact information to MemphisCO@usda.gov. For any questions, please contact the Memphis Classing Office, 3275 Appling Rd., Memphis, TN 38133; telephone number (901) 384-3025. Applications will not be accepted after 3:00 pm on December 16th, 2024.

View the following seasonal job opportunities in the Cotton and Tobacco Program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Pecans in the Shell and the U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Pecans until September 7, 2022.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture intends to utilize the funds provided through the LFPA grant to purchase foods from farmers and producers in Nevada and qualifying areas in California and surrounding states, as needed. In 2021, the Nevada legislature approved the creation of a state-supported food distribution program, the Home Feeds Nevada program, which will begin operation in 2022. The Home Feeds Nevada program will purchase local food from farmers and producers, using a tiered pricing system, and distribute the food through the state’s food bank network.

Blue Lake Rancheria seeks to expand its nutrition programs and strengthen our local food systems through local food purchasing from socially disadvantaged farmers/producers and distribution of Fresh Food Boxes to underserved communities. The existing Elders Nutrition Program provides free meals to 85 Tribal Elders and Native community members living in the region. This Local Food Purchasing project will expand upon the existing Elders Nutrition program to reach more community members in need of food and not being served by other food programs.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 14 members to serve on the Plant Variety Protection Board. The newly appointed members will serve two-year terms. Terms run from September 24, 2022, to September 24, 2024. 

Newly appointed members are:

Farmer Representation

• Brent Robertson, Elsie, Nebraska

Private or Industry Representation